Nightmare comedy duo Tim and Eric are dedicated to pushing boundaries at upcoming Auckland show, discovers Chris Schulz.

Developing a sudden liking for slapstick comedy could herald the onset of dementia up to nine years before the illness is diagnosed.

Rowan Atkinson has been given a "quickie" divorce from his wife of 24 years Sunetra.

TV3 debuted its new local comedy offering last night, led by an all-female line up. But is it any good?

Duncan Greive heads behind-the-scenes to check out TV3's newest comedy offering, Funny Girls.

Russell Brand swaggered, thrusted, probed and taunted his way through a 90 minute set, pointed out the absurdities of the world, and of human nature, and left the 4000 strong audience in a daze.

Comedian Urzila Carlson was 20 when she was diagnosed with kidney cancer.

Comedian "Weird Al" Yankovic, who has famously parodied generations of pop hits ranging from Michael Jackson to Lorde, is headed back to New Zealand.

Comedy Central's The Daily Show will step up efforts to reach viewers on online platforms when Trevor Noah takes over this week.

TV3 will be trying out an all-female cast in a new comedy show, in the male-dominated comedy scene.

The partner of the late Kiwi comedian Ewen Gilmour has spoken of her heartache at losing her soulmate.

British comedy superstar Dawn French is bringing her new live show to New Zealand.

They took the Cricket World Cup by storm, now the Alternative Commentary Collective are turning their comedic sights on New Zealand's national game.

Ruby Wax was at the height of her fame when she was stopped in her tracks by a poster at a London Underground station that "outed" her.

Sitcom stars and real-life married couple Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally are bringing their raunchy live show to New Zealand. Rachel Bache gets the dirty details.

Woo woo! An odd collaboration between a comedian and a rapper has been released today - but Justin Bieber is keeping The Pigeon Song from the top spot in the charts.

11 years on from the final episode of Friends, a previously unaired scene has been doing the rounds featuring an unfortunately timed joke in an airport.

Fans of Parks and Recreation, get excited. Ron Swanson and his evil sex-crazed ex-wife Tammy are coming to New Zealand.

A new teaser trailer has been released for The Daily Show With Trevor Noah, showing the new host settling in on set.

Comedian Amy Poehler is under fire after a joke about Beyonce's three-year-old daughter bombed on her new web series Difficult People.

Jemaine Clement has criticised local television networks, telling a US newspaper they have "no interest in making television comedy in New Zealand at all".

If you're looking for a last-minute Christmas present for your weird nephew or odd cousin, a ticket to Tim and Eric should do the trick.

Probably most familiar to Kiwis as one of the regular funny men on the end of Graham Norton's couch, English comedy star John Bishop is heading to Auckland for the first time.

US comedian Jon Stewart says he expects to return to stand-up once he leaves The Daily Show.

Cult comedy legend Kevin Smith is heading for our shores.

He might be a bit exhausting. He does rather hurt your ears. Even by email, which is quite a feat.